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May 28th
229 Notable deaths
Francis Bebey
Cameroonian musician and writer (1929-2001).
Born July 15th, 1929 in Douala.
Died May 28th, 2001 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Julius Boros
Professional golfer (1920–1994).
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Bridgeport.
Died May 28th, 1994 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale (myocardial infarction).
Bashir Badr
Indian poet of urdu.
Born February 15th, 1935 in Faizabad.
Died May 28th, 2026 at 91 years old in Bhopal. [ref]
Benoît Sokal
Belgian comic writer, video game developer (1954–2021).
Born June 28th, 1954 in Schaerbeek.
Died May 28th, 2021 at 66 years old in Witry-lès-Reims (disease). [ref]
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
Archduchess of austria (1867-1944).
Born May 31st, 1867 in Dresden.
Died May 28th, 1944 at 76 years old in Schloss Wildenwart.
Claus Schilling
German physician hanged for unethical medical experiments under fascism in germany and italy (1871-1946).
Born July 5th, 1871 in Munich.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 74 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).
George E. Smith
Nobel prize winning american physicist.
Born May 10th, 1930 in White Plains.
Died May 28th, 2025 at 95 years old in Barnegat Township. [ref]
Al Foster
American musician.
Born January 18th, 1943 in Richmond.
Died May 28th, 2025 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Matthew Quay
American politician (1833-1904).
Born September 30th, 1833 in Dillsburg.
Died May 28th, 1904 at 70 years old in Beaver.
Eddie Barth
American actor and voice-over artist (1931-2010).
Born September 29th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 28th, 2010 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tony Ashton
British musician (1946–2001).
Born March 1st, 1946 in Blackburn.
Died May 28th, 2001 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Walter Connolly
American actor (1887-1940).
Born April 8th, 1887 in Cincinnati.
Died May 28th, 1940 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Stephen D. Lee
Confederate general (1833-1908).
Born September 22nd, 1833 in Charleston.
Died May 28th, 1908 at 74 years old in Vicksburg.
Violette Leduc
French writer (1907–1972).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Arras. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Faucon (breast cancer).
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020).
Born June 11th, 1929 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2020 at 90 years old in Redlands. [ref]
Margaret Preston
Australian artist (1875-1963).
Born April 29th, 1875 in Adelaide.
Died May 28th, 1963 at 88 years old in Sydney, Mosman.
Dick Quax
New zealand athlete (1948–2018).
Born January 1st, 1948 in Alkmaar.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 70 years old in Auckland (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Irene Manning
Actress, singer (1912-2004).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Cincinnati.
Died May 28th, 2004 at 91 years old in San Carlos (heart failure).
Otto Förschner
German ss officer and concentration camp commander, convicted war criminal (1902-1946).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Dürrenzimmern.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 43 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Tatsuo Hori
Writer, poet, and translator in japan (1904–1953).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Hirakawachō.
Died May 28th, 1953 at 48 years old in Oiwake (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Dietrich Brandis
German botanist and forester (1824–1907).
Born March 31st, 1824 in Bonn.
Died May 28th, 1907 at 83 years old in Bonn.
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).
Fyodor Okhlopkov
Hero of the soviet union (1908-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Tomponsky District.
Died May 28th, 1968 at 60 years old in Tomponsky District.
Walter Quintin Gresham
Us secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, union army general (1832-1895).
Born March 17th, 1832 in Lanesville.
Died May 28th, 1895 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Jörg Immendorff
German artist (1945–2007).
Born June 14th, 1945 in Bleckede.
Died May 28th, 2007 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner